Dakar vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1221
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2879
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$571
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$393
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$151
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$158
$575
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
77
😀 Quality of life
49
68
🏙️ Population
1.44M
12.6M

The cost of living in Dakar is 142% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4661st and 8651st ($1221 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st in Senegal and China, respectively. Check Senegal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Dakar compared to 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6722nd and 4484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dakar Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.61
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.2
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.7
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.48
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.88
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$771
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$351
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1391
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.7
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.31%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1452
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.3
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.5
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.58
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.78
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.45
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.55
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.69
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.13
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.73
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.27
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.5
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.7
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.3
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$264
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7252
$19556

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1141
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1140
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1084
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1088
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1060
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$516
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$541
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1062
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$598
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$630
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1031
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1044
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$895
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$662
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$872
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$999
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$964
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$962
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1067
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$999
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$1021
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$1347
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$997
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$1283
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$1007
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$1281
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$583
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$1010
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$506
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$506
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$508
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$536
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$502
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$506
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$1003
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$508
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$503
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$503
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$514
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$1099

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563